Whether you’re a fan of H.P. Lovecraft’s horror mythos or just a roleplayer who is looking for a chilling, supernatural setting to run your players through, the seventh edition of the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying system will supply everything you need. In the Call of Cthulhu Keeper’s Rulebook, players will find all the rules they need to begin a game in the setting. You will control detectives exploring the dangerous, cult-ridden, eerie realms that others dare not enter. Complement your core rulebook with S. Petersen’s Field Guide to Lovecraftain Horrors, a dense volume of creatures, stats, and habitats that will flesh out your gaming experience in the most skin-crawling ways.

Having been reprinted countless times, Kill Doctor Lucky is back in its newest version! Over nearly twenty years, this reverse murder mystery board game has attracted first-time players with each reprinting and this time is no different. For two to eight players, Kill Doctor Lucky is, essentially, reverse Clue. Various guests attempt to isolate the roaming Doctor Lucky in a secluded room in order to off him and inherent his vast fortune. Excellent for larger groups of friends with a darkly tinged humorous streak.

Fans of Naruto now have a new way to experience the cult favorite anime series. Naruto Shippuden The Board Game drops players into the world of the series, letting them use detailed miniatures to control characters from the show as they track down the Akatsuki organization as they lay waste to the countryside. Travel the world and use your ninja skills to thwart the evildoers in each town.

You might have heard that there is a new Star Trek movie coming out. Or that it’s the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved sci-fi series. Capitalizing on those facts, Fireside Games has released Star Trek Panic, another version of the popular Castle Panic. In this version of the game, players will control crew members of the USS Enterprise, including Kirk, Spock, and “Bones,” as the ship is assaulted by Romulans, Klingons, and other alien races. Your challenge is to coordinate as a crew to keep your shields up and dispatch your enemies.

Can you believe Dominion has made it to ten expansions? With Dominion: Empires, the world of the popular deck building game expands far beyond its previous realms. In this three hundred card expansion, players receive a range of new and exciting cards, including ones that players buy during one round, but pay for in the next, dual cards, and landmarks that exponentially increase your scoring power. As well, VP tokens and Events from previous versions of the game gain additional materials. Combine Empires with either base Dominion game or any of the other nine expansions to alter gameplay and enhance your experience!

It’s hard to find good help if you’re a cultist nowadays. Or, at least, that’s what Cultists & Cthulhus would have you believe. Brimming with the nerdy, cynically tinged humor shared by Munchkin and Chez Geek, Cultists & Cthulhus has players controlling rival cult leaders. Each player attempts to round up followers, enact rituals, and (with hope) summon their very own old one. Any two to eight Lovecraft fans will have a great time when they pick up a copy of Cultists & Cthulhus.

Eventually, every popular nerd series delves into time travel. It’s just an unwritten rule. Well, My Little Pony ventures into that timey wimey realm with the newest expansion set for the MLP collectible card game, Marks in Time. Since the set is themed around time travel and alternate realities, players will find updated, younger, or irregular versions of classic cards and ponies in the set.

Wait, Agricola? That’s been out forever. But there you would be wrong. For one, Agricola has been out of print for a good deal a time, so having any version back in print is a good thing. Second, this version of the game is an updated and revised edition. Agricola Revised now features wooden game pieces and a streamlined rulebook that allows the game to play quicker and easier for younger players. Fans of Settlers of Catan, San Juan, and Puerto Rico, if you’ve never played Agricola, now is the time.

Long awaited by all heroes in a half-shell, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dicemasters set is finally out! This oversized base set includes enough materials for two or four players, depending on how you divide the resources. Featuring the artwork and character designs from various eras of TMNT, the game is playable by all ages. As the game features the same popular mechanics of Quarriors and the other Dicemasters editions, TMNT Dicemasters can be combined with any of the previous sets. So, if you want you can have Leonardo face off against Spider-Man and Harley Quinn!

Another in the line of beloved Star Wars The Card Game expansions, Galactic Ambitions is out this weekend. Featuring five new objective sets for both the Sith and Rebel factions, Galactic Ambitions is a major addition to the base game. Not only do the Sith and Rebel factions receive new objectives, but every other faction also gains one extra objective set. Among those new cards, there is not only another version of Darth Vader, but also Star Wars Rebels‘ Kanan Jarrus!

Finally, if you’re a Magic player and haven’t been living under a rock in the realm of Zendikar, you’ll have been salivating for the release of Eternal Masters. Out this weekend, Eternal Masters is the follow-up to the two Modern Masters sets that raised such a fuss in the Magic world. Reprinting cards from the very beginning of Magicthe Gathering, but in never-before-seen foil versions, this set is seriously desired by any die hard Magic player. Boxes are limited and the price point will rise swiftly as the set goes out of print, so grab what you can, while you can.

Gather ’round, gather ’round! Come win tickets to the spectacular World’s Fair of 1893! Okay, you don’t need an actual ticket to purchase the game, but if you’re playing it you will want to go ticket happy. A forty minute play experience for two to four players, World’s Fair 1893 has players collecting stacks cards from different regions of the game board. Each region correlates with a different exhibition, so choose wisely and make sure you don’t pollute your hand.

When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you. That’s the conceit of the first expansion for Asmodee‘s Abyss, Kraken! Intended to be added to the base game, this expansion contains a new rule book, over forty new cards and tokens, and adds black pearls to the game. These black pearls come with a strategic decision: do you corrupt yourself for greater power or stay pure to avoid possible destruction. Beware, though, if you choose not take the black pearls from the Kraken, your opponents may not be as cautious.

One of the Dice Tower Essential games, Onitama acts as a variant form of chess for head-to-head play. In the game, players have a miniature playmat, featuring a 5×5 grid. They also have five pawns that are moved by a variety of cards. On each turn, players use a card to move a pawn, discard that card, then draw another one from a community discard pile. Thus, players will be sharing movement cards. The goal is to move your pawn onto the same space as an opponent in order to conquer that space and eliminate that pawn.

Even though the film’s release was delayed, Asmodee has produced a board game for The Little Prince, based off of the popular children’s book. The Little Prince: Rising to the Stars is a simple family gaming experience for two to six players that relies on various racing elements. Players control planes that are charting a course to the planet of the Little Prince. Using movement cards, players jockey for prime position on the gameboard in order to make it to the planet first, but also to collect stars and more movement cards.

You’ve beamed aboard, hopefully not wearing a red shirt, and now you and your crew mates have to solve the worst problems of the universe. Star Trek: Five-Year Mission is a cooperative experience for three to seven players set in either the original Star Trek or Next Generation time periods. Each player receives a crew member role, with its own unique abilities, then must work together to solve various threats that arise. Finding solutions gains the whole crew points, leading to victory, but if any crew member parishes, everyone loses.

Building on the world of Krosmaster, Krosmaster Quest is a tactical adventure game that expands not only on the world, but the mechanics. For two to six players, Krosmaster Quest uses a modular game board to expand the play space of the game, but still uses chibi-style figurines (including two exclusive figures only found here) in the gameplay. Players travel around the world of the gameboard, vanquishing monsters, acquiring treasures, and allying with others to increase their power. Even though Krosmaster Quest is a stand-alone experience, figures and other components from previous Krosmaster games can be combined with it.

The show must go on in the Histrio board game! For two to five players, Histrio is all about assembling the best cast for your play. Each player represents a touring troupe of performers on the cusp of presenting a new play in front of the kings of various realms. You will need to recruit actors for your play, but make sure to balance tragedy and comedy in order to provide the fullest experience. Your casting will result in better financial return and the respect of the kingdom!

Building off of the popular films, IDW‘s Back to the Future board game does not have to reach 88mph to be fun! Using elements of the Chrononauts game, Back to the Future requires players to competitively transport Doc Brown and Marty through three time periods in order to maintain the proper timeline. Whoever repairs time the quickest, gets to joyride in the DeLorean whenever they wish!

The growing popularity of the fluctuating storytelling adventure game series, T.I.M.E. Stories, means more expansions. Like the previous expansions for the game, Under the Mask, adds new cards and environments to progress the stories of the various adventurers participating in the game. Under the Mask sends the participants far back in time the age of the pharaoh’s in order to uncover an ancient secret.

Tonight, Pulp Fiction is announcing that we will no longer be selling comics or board games. Instead, we will be exclusively selling cats and cat-related items.

Okay, that’s obviously an April Fool’s joke, but one that’s not far off. Pulp has been getting barraged lately with cat themed games, including a couple this weekend. First up, is Here, Kitty, Kitty! In the game, your neighborhood is overrun with cuddly, furry felines, which means that everyone is in a frenzy to kidnap them. Players take turns playing cards that move cats from the center of the table into their house marker. Beware, though, because some cards can also steal cats from inside others’ houses.

Cat game number two, is Tem Purr A, a push-your-luck game about glutinous cats. Taking place at an all cat Japanese eating contest, Tem Purr A has three to seven players laying down numbered cards to try and out-eat other players. However, other players can shove food down your throat and possibly cause you indigestion. Even worse, pushing your luck too far can lead to death.

Our final cat game (though we have plenty of other human games) is the newest Adventure Time Card Wars collector’s pack. Much beloved, Fionna and Cake finally receive their own decks! Like other collector’s packs, Fionna and Cake comes with two completely built forty card decks, each centered around one of the titular characters. Fans of Adventure Time who have never played Card Wars need not worry, the Fionna and Cake collector’s pack provides everything new players need to begin.

Head on down Mexico way with the Pax Porfiriana Collector’s Edition. Set before the Mexican Revolution, Pax Porfiriana is a competitive experience for one to six players, where everyone is attempting to take control of the country, using resources to tip the balance of power in their favor. Use Pancho Villa’s bandits, political allies, pesos, and more to manipulate your way to the top. This version of the game not only expands the experience for up to six players, but also includes two new gaming boards to help organize everything.

From the makers of Smash-Up and more, AEG, comes Greedy Greedy Goblins. A fast moving tile-laying game, Greedy Greedy Goblins is a competitive game, but one that has players drawing and laying tiles simultaneously. Tiles are drawn and placed face down on each player’s respective cave board, then, once the tiles are depleted, players commence using dynamite and other tokens to mine their cave for loot. If the name didn’t clue you in, the wealthiest goblin wins.

Before the next season premieres, brush up on your Game of Thrones knowledge with Fantasy Flight‘s new Game of Thrones: The Trivia Game. Set up similar to Trivial Pursuit, Game of Thrones: The Trivia Game includes over 1200 cards, each with house-centric sets of questions from seasons one to four. Players will have to ascend their way to the Iron Throne by answering particular progressions of house related questions to move up the board and attain glory.

Eminent Domain claims plenty of territory this weekend with not one, but two releases. Eminent Domain: Exotica is an expansion for the base game that includes thirty tokens that present new technologies, a promo pack that allows players to combine Exotica with Escalation, and optional scenarios. Eminent Domain: Battlecruisers, the second release, is a completely stand-alone card game set in the universe. Designed to be played in twenty minutes with three to five players, Battlecruisers is a bluffing game where cards that are played one turn can still effect the outcome a turn later.

We began with cute, cuddly kittens and we wrap up with terrifying, blood-curdling xenomorphs. AVP: The Hunt Begins is a ton of miniatures, tiles, tokens, and gaming goodness set in the Aliens/Predator universe. Players take control of either Alien, Predator, or Ultra Marine forces, navigating a dangerous space station. Each force is gunning for the other, with all of them represented by detailed miniatures. A gorgeously designed, intricate experience, AVP: The Hunt Begins is essential for any avid fan of the franchise needs to own.

Star Wars. Fantasy Flight. Rebellion. It’s freaking huge. You know you want it. Outside of that, Star Wars: Rebellion is a massive miniature war game that pits the Empire and Rebellion forces against each other across a galaxy far, far away. Both forces are represented by carefully crafted miniatures of the Death Star, Star Destroyers, A-Wings, X-Wings, and much, much more. Balance your forces, choose how to deploy them, and dominate or free the galaxy. The choice is yours.

Building an empire is a hard day’s work all on its own, but try doing it with an evil alien race attacking you! The most recent expansion set for Race for the Galaxy challenges you to do just that. Xeno Invasion is two games in one box, including both new start world cards that can be added to the base game to expand play options along with the Invasion Game scenario that can be incorporated to up the difficulty.

Yes, we all know Christmas was nearly a month ago, but game distributors are a little less certain. Hence, Secret Santa, a festive card game of competitive gift giving. Underneath all of the holiday cheer, everyone really is just giving away presents to feel that rush of approval when the receiver joyfully exclaims “This is the best present ever! You know me so well!” Secret Santa is all about that moment, as players compete to give away all of their present cards. Alter the game a little by adding in Santa’s Elves, where players have to give away their gold rings and avoid being stuck with the dreaded fruitcake.

Officially intended for the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, the Iconic Heroes sets are more commonly used for the traditional Pathfinder roleplaying game. Icon Heroes Set 4 contains miniatures for the Human Bloodrager, Half-Elf gunslinger, Dwarf Shaman, Stone Spirit Animal, Human Skald, and Half-Elf Swashbuckler. Each one of the miniatures is fully painted and ready for use in-game. For those who are actually using these in conjunction with the Adventure Card Game, the set also includes six exclusive cards to be incorporated into the game.

Though Escape: Zombie City has been out on the shelves for nearly a month, we some how never mentioned it in a New Game Stuff post. Tonight that is rectified. A spin-off of Queen Games‘ popular Escape series, Zombie City deposits players into a zombie apocalypse and demands that they outrun the hordes of undead clamoring to eat them. The catch? You only have fifteen minutes to get out of town! With everyone working together, players start a fifteen minute counter included with the game, then rapidly attempt to flee the confines of the city.

Bang!, the popular, Western deception card game, puts a couple more bullets into its six-gun this weekend. First up are two expansion decks, High Noon and The Valley of Shadows . High Noon includes a new character card, the Judge, and a few new event cards, like Ghost Town and Gold Rush. The Valley of Shadows is a dangerous place, full of snake and tornadoes (and possibly snake-nados), all represented by twenty-four additonal cards. Finally, the biggest draw of the three is Bang! the Duel, a two player only version of the game. Each player controls two different gunslingers, one in front, one in back, then uses their abilities to compete against one another.

As if the fluctuating party card game, Fluxx, was not already a heap of shenanigans, Looney Labs has found a way to increase the randomness. Meet Fluxx Dice. This expansion set can be incorporated into any version of Fluxx (base, Batman, Zombie, Monty Python, etc.), as it includes five new cards and two dice that complicate card draws and win conditions even further.

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